The object of study of this paper is the analysis of the level of reserves in a non-life insurance portfolio. The approach to this tool as an indicator of the solvency of the portfolio poses an initial dilemma between the security necessary to be able to respond to the losses that have occurred...

Target costing is a well-established strategic cost management tool in theory and practice. The original target costing model implies independence of customer preferences resulting in additive utility functions for the customer-oriented optimization of cost structures. We argue that this...

A corporation that wants to fully embrace sustainability must address all three pillars of the triple bottom line. Among profit, planet, and people, it is this last category that is hardest to measure directly. When a company has remote locations and cannot directly observe effort, the...

The electric power industry finds itself at a critical juncture - increased regulation of its emissions combined with a shift in U.S. energy policy to emphasize renewable energy. Industry executives must determine the timing and the extent of their investments in clean technology to preserve the...

A logical strategy to contain the COVID-19 pandemic is to completely isolate everyone for two weeks (the incubation period of the virus). However, such a strategy can have prohibitive economic and social costs and, therefore, will be difficult to implement. At the same time, the current...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are recognized for their major contribution to the economic development of any country. In Romania, SMEs represent 99.7% of all organizations and employ approximately 66% of all nationally registered employees, percentages approximately equal to those...

The object of study of this paper is the analysis of the level of reserves in a non-life insurance portfolio. The approach to this tool as an indicator of the solvency of the portfolio poses an initial dilemma between the security necessary to be able to respond to the losses that have occurred...

El objetivo de este artículo es presentar una propuesta de un modelo para medir y categorizar los activos intangibles en empresas pequeñas de software, a partir de los fundamentos teóricos de una herramienta multicriterio como es el Análisis de Procesos por Jerarquías, de tal modo que esto...

The subject, importance, application, origin and discipline of accounting is grossly misunderstood in this modern age especially as the development and application of the computer and the internet seemed to have obscured the function and contributions of accountants or so it seemed to some....

Government environmental regulations, along with increasing awareness and demand from customers for firms to be sustainable, are driving firms to implement new technologies to enhance the sustainability practices of their firms. Given a finite implementation horizon and a target improvement...